SMOKE RING AND BARK AL
Rating
1585
peak 1585
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2023-10-05
latest 2026-05-08
Best ToY finish
#62
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
5
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
624.03 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 499.68 (+124.35)
Walk rate
90%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±172.77
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.26 · weakest Pork (169.80)
Road miles
930
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Say My Name BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKE RING AND BARK 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Mad Dog BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kick Em In The Butt BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.
🍖 Signature meat
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 44% of their entries (4 of 9).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 165.0856 | 174.26 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5028 | 173.44 | top 29% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 163.9772 | 169.80 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 168.5256 | 173.40 | top 39% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 5 | 0 | top 21% |
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 29% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 24% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (5 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 499.68
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 697.0628 | 689.23 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 702.7884 | 438.24 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 347.3944 | 347.39 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.0628 | 329.06 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 20 / 42 (682.1368) | 12 (174.2628) | 37 (160.5028) | 17 (171.9656) | 10 (175.4056) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 10 / 36 (697.0628) | 7 (177.7028) | 16 (173.1200) | 28 (168.5372) | 7 (177.7028) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 44 (688.5028) | 8 (176.5600) | 1 (179.4400) | 34 (163.9772) | 29 (168.5256) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 3 / 56 (702.7884) | 10 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (173.1200) | 27 (171.9656) |
| 2025-09-26 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Clanton, AL | — | 3 (177.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 3 / 15 (349.6800) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 6 / 42 (347.3828) | 26 (167.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 3 / 45 (353.1200) | 3 (177.7028) | 5 (175.4172) | 4 (171.4056) | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 5 / 58 (347.3944) | 15 (169.6800) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 38 / 73 (329.0628) | 45 (165.0856) | 36 (163.9772) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #194 (560 pts) | #207 (580 pts) | #164 (735 pts) | #371 (310 pts) | #279 (420 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #62 (803 pts) | #58 (874 pts) | #59 (873 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #750 (211 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #333 (60 pts) | #344 (60 pts) | — | — |